What does free-lance mean?
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free-lance
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Princeton's WordNet
freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed personadjective
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
freelance, free-lance, self-employedadjective
working for yourself
mercenary(a), free-lance(a), freelance(a)verb
serving for wages in a foreign army
"mercenary killers"
freelanceverb
work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
ChatGPT
free-lance
Freelance refers to an employment style where someone offers his or her services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them. A freelance worker, or freelancer, is self-employed and not committed to a particular employer long term. This can range from a variety of fields such as writing, programming, design, consulting, and many more.
Etymology and Origins
Free-lance
An unattached journalist who sends out his literary wares on approval. The term has been derived from those roving companies of knights who, at the close of the Wars of the Crusades, were ready to enlist under any banner for a monetary consideration. Like the mercenaries of the Carthaginians and Romans, these were the first paid soldiers.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of free-lance in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of free-lance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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